What makes Contact a "top" tier sci-fi film is its refusal to provide easy answers. The screenplay masterfully pits Ellie’s empiricism against the religious and philosophical views of Palmer Joss (Matthew McConaughey).

The film includes significant dialogue about radio astronomy, encryption, and the "Machine," which requires precise translation to keep the plot coherent.

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